Chapter 249: Aiden’s Messages
"Don’t be ridiculous," Matteo said with a scoff. "I wouldn’t waste my money on that. But I’m telling you this so that we can start investigating this in private. If Emmeline dares to cause any trouble after I reveal the truth of her pregnancy, I’ll let the world know the truth of her parentage."
Ronan hissed at Matteo’s bloodthirstiness. There was not a single lingering hint of affection for his childhood playmate at all. He almost felt bad for Emmeline.
Almost.
"Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that," Amelia added hastily. "If we air out the Hawthorne family’s dirty laundry, my grandfather might not live due to the shock."
"How is Horace doing?" Ronan asked. "He kicked Emmeline out of the family, but I am sure he still cares for her. He did raise her."
"I suppose," Amelia said with a shrug. "Frankly, I can’t even handle things on my own end and I have neglected how things have been going with him. I should check in with my grandfather."
"Annalise has definitely told him what happened to Emmeline after everything that has gone on," Matteo said. "I wouldn’t be surprised if she used this to get Emmeline back into the family register."
Amelia’s lips crinkled. It was entirely possible. After all, Emmeline was at her weakest. It was natural for a grandfather to have some sympathy and care for the granddaughter he helped raise.
"Pity it’s not Annalise who cucked Benjamin. If that was the case, Emmeline wouldn’t be a Hawthorne, to begin with. But who is Emmeline’s mother?" Ronan asked, still appalled. He chugged the wine as though it was a cheap can of beer, sighing loudly before pouring himself another glass. "Since you guys are so sure that Annalise cannot be Emmeline’s mom."
"There’s no denying the genetics of the blood inheritance," Matteo pointed out. "Surely you have remembered something from all our lessons since you did pay the most attention to the sexual reproduction part of biology."
Ronan squawked at Matteo’s words. Curse him for bringing up his dark history when he was a hormonal teen! He cleared his throat and refocused.